Daily Real Estate Briefing: Fourth-Quarter Transactions Expected to Improve as Major Projects Advance
The real estate market is seeing mixed developments in demand, rents and transactions. In Ho Chi Minh City, shophouses at the podiums of apartment buildings are gradually moving away from a period of vacancy as landlords proactively reduce rents, attracting households to open service and retail businesses. In contrast, primary apartment transactions in the third quarter fell by 72% to 83% year on year as high borrowing costs and sharply rising prices made buyers more cautious. Nevertheless, stronger homebuying demand, more abundant supply and demand stimulus policies are expected to support a more positive fourth quarter, with transactions potentially doubling. In Nha Trang, tenants continue to face difficulties as apartment rents have risen 30% to 40% compared with the beginning of the year. Meanwhile, Ho Chi Minh City has issued ownership certificates for 43,200 homes since the beginning of the year, while 13,949 applications are awaiting buyers’ payment of registration fees. Regar...